On-floor Seminars

The number of robots and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) available in the marketplace are growing every day. This session will focus on how organizations can save labor and space while improving their customer service levels. We'll be reviewing a wide variety of order fulfillment, goods to person, sortation ...

One might not think about the distribution process as a data harvester, but it is. Data is generated daily throughout material handling processes. Each process creates a data point that can help give a competitive advantage and drive better workflows. Understanding what data to leverage is key within ...

Supply chain management is a term tossed about by the general public, newscasters, and the C-suite of all companies. Costs have escalated, and sources have declined. Uncertainty fogs the horizon leaving many with doubts about what to do next. Yet, we have traveled this road of uncertainty and doubt ...

Today, Li-ion batteries are perhaps best known for their use in a variety of portable electronic devices and cars, but these modern energy sources are also increasingly being specified in materials handling equipment. That leaves many materials handling professionals with questions: what are the differences ...

High-volume, error-free eaches? Not a problem. High-rate order consolidation? Can do. One-touch returns? You bet. The surge in eCommerce has brought new interest to pocket sorters. While the technology has been around for a long time, the need for high-velocity, low-touch eCommerce fulfillment is bringing ...

Discover the art of optimizing, integrating, automating, and managing the logistical flow of information, processes, and material goods. It’s more than just a buzzword, but only if you have the right partner to implement it. Learn how to evaluate and select the right end-to-endless intralogistics solutions—not ...

What’s better than robotics for micro-fulfillment? Robotics combined with virtual reality (VR) training for workers. With increasingly smaller micro-fulfillment center footprints, dedicating production space to worker training can mean losing significant operational efficiency every time a worker needs ...

Increased eCommerce and changing customer expectations have had a significant impact on warehouse operations. Unless companies can scale to meet rising demand and faster fulfilment – while facing significant labor shortages - they risk being left behind by their customers. Discover how leading retailers, ...

As the recent pandemic has weighted the need for labor reduction interactions on top of the continuous need for manufacturers and distributors to increase efficiency, AGV and AMR providers are shining a bright spotlight on the benefits that their technology can provide inside a warehouse or manufacturing ...

See MODEX's latest and greatest advances presented to you in a short 25 minutes. This will allow you to stay laser focused on your objectives and reasons for attending Modex, and to see the new products and services you might have not have known were available. We will be reviewing the what, why and ...

In March 2020, the MHI Solutions Community, its clients and prospects gathered in Atlanta to discuss challenges, opportunities and solutions for supply chain performance improvement. Already in the air and near simultaneously, COVID-19 then sprang its devastating, disruptive and regrettably too often ...

The world of robotics and automation for intralogistics is advancing quickly. Suppliers are pushing into new frontiers as technical barriers fall and new innovations come to market. Warehouse operators and solution designers are combining technologies in new ways. With a focus on mobile robotics, piecing ...

Join our panel discussion about The Buyer's Journey from the buyers themselves. Moderated by Crystal Parrott of Plus One Robotics. Panelist include: Jeff Reagan – MSC Industrial Supply Brandon Hetrick – Parker Hannifin Bill Twickler – GXO Stephanie Cannon – Pitney Bowes

MHI's newest Industry Group is called SLAM (Scan, Label, Apply, Manifest). Often the last steps in the fulfillment process can make or break your operations. Members of SLAM will present lessons learned and best practices when implementing the technologies and solutions that take your orders from the ...

As material handling continues to move towards autonomous robots and vehicles, there is still a need to interface these solutions with conveyor systems. Automated and autonomous vehicles are capable of being mobile conveyors to bridge the gap between fixed infrastructure and the flexible needs of the ...